What are symptoms of Panic and Anxiety Attacks?
PANIC ATTACK AND ANXIETY ATTACK SYMPTOMS
During an anxiety attack or panic attack, some or all of the following symptoms occur:
Physical Symptoms of Anxiety Attacks / Panic Attacks
Racing or pounding heart, chest pains, dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, difficulty breathing, tingling or numbness in the hands, chills, lump in the throat, blushing and trembling.
Emotional Symptoms of Anxiety Attacks / Panic Attacks
Terror, Loss of a sense of reality, fear of dying, feelings of 'losing control', feelings of 'going crazy', irrational fear, feelings of needing to escape, a sense that something unimaginably horrible is about to happen.
PANIC DISORDER SYMPTOMS
Some individuals that suffer from anxiety attacks and panic attacks may also have a more accelerated condition known as a 'panic disorder.' This occurs as a result of worrying about having an anxiety attack or panic attack in a public place and is characterized by the following symptoms:
- People who develop these panic-induced phobias will tend to avoid situations that they fear will trigger a panic attack, and their lives may be increasingly limited as a result.
- Work may suffer because they can't travel or get to work on time.
- Relationships may be strained or marred by conflict as panic attacks, or the fear of them, rule the affected person and those close to them.
- Sleep may be disturbed because of panic attacks that occur at night, causing the person to awaken in a state of terror
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